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| the abdominal cavity; filled with a variety of organs |
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| shiny, serous membrane which lines the abdominal walls |
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| serous membrane covering the viscera |
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| just caudal to the dome-shaped diaphragm; consists of 5 lobes |
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| center portion of the diaphragm |
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| thin, transparent sheet which passes between the diaphragm and liver; divides the liver into a right half and left half |
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| a slight thickening which is observable on the free (i.e. ventral) edge of the falciform ligament; remnant of the embryonic umbilical vein |
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| right medial lobe of the liver |
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| large lobe to the right of the falciform ligament; contains the gall bladder |
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| temporary storage area for bile, and an area where bile is concentrated |
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| right lateral lobe of the liver |
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| dorsal and slightly lateral to the right medial lobe of the liver |
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| left medial lobe of the liver |
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| lobe to the left of the falciform ligament |
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| left lateral lobe of the liver |
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| lateral to the left lobe of the liver |
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| thin, mostly transparent mesentery extending from the liver to the stomach and the first part of the small intestine |
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| caudate lobe of the liver |
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| small lobe of the liver which can be seen just dorsal to the lesser omentum |
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| j-shaped organ lying mainly in the left part of the peritoneal cavity; the opening from the esophagus to this organ is called the cardiac orifice |
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| large caudal margin of the stomach |
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| smaller cranial margin of the stomach; part of the lesser omentum attaches along this curvature |
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| dome-shaped, cranial portion of the stomach found to the left of the cardiac orifice area |
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| large part of the stomach |
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| the narrow caudal part of the stomach |
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| muscular ring at the juction of the stomach and first part of the small intestine; the actual opening between the two organs is called pylorus |
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| longitudinal ridges on the inner surface of the stomach |
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| relatively large organ to the left and caudal to the stomach; part of the circulatory system |
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| large mesentery that attaches along the greater curvature of the stomach and extends out over the intestines; contains a large quantity of fat |
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| specific part of the greater omentum between the stomach and the spleen |
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| large portion of the greater omentum which drapes down over the intestines; consists of ventral and dorsal walls |
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| space between the ventral and dorsal walls of the omental bursa |
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| carry bile from various parts of the liver |
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| duct leading away from the gall bladder which unites with the hepatic duct(s) |
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| duct which continues drom the union of the hepatic ducts and the cystic duct to the first region of the small intestine |
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| first portion of the small intestine; continues from the pyloric region of the stomach and is roughly U-shaped; it passes caudally for about 3 to 4 inches, then doubles back on itsel |
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| second portion of the small intestine; continues from the duodenum; the cranial half of the postduodenal small intestine |
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| third part of the small intestine which runs between the jejunum and the large intestine; the caudal half of the postduodenal small intestine |
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| mesentery which supports the duodenum; encloses a large portion of the pancreas |
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| technical term for the mesentery which suspends both the jejunum and the ileum |
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| fingerlike projections on the inside of the small intestine; increase absorption area and secretory area of the small intestine |
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| lobulated organ having two major portions; one part is adjacent to the descending part of the duodenum lying in the mesoduodenum; the other part extends across to the spleen and lies in a portion of the omental bursa |
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| pancreatic duct (duct of Wirsung) |
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| the major duct draining the pancreas of its exocrine secretions |
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| ampulla of Vater (hepatopancreatic ampulla) |
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| slightly raised area on the duodenum where the pancreatic duct and common bile duct unite |
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| short, blind outgrowth of the large intestine extending caudally from the juction of the ileum and colon; in humans, the vermiform appendix extends from this |
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| ileocecal sphincter (ileocalic sphincter) |
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| muscular end of the ileum which projects into the large intestine; it regulates the passage of materials from the small intestine to the large intestine and prevents colic material from passing back into the small intestine |
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| portion of the large intestine on the right side of the abdomen which continues from the cecum |
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| portion of the large intestine which crosses to the left side of the abdominal cavity |
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| portion of the large intestine which extends caudally back to the pelvic canal |
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| terminal portion of the large intestine |
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| opening of the large intestine to the exterior |
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